NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12469, 19 February 1909, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

• '■•: '■ -'■■: ■- .- *r " ' The 'committee appointed at a meeting of shopkeepers held on Monday evening to. arrange for a suitable celebration of .the change in the half?holiday, met at Mercer's rooms last evening. It was reported that final arrangements had been made for a train to run at special rates from Tadmor to, the city on" the evening of March 6th. The- canvassers reported a hearty response to their efforts on the part of the townspeople, and that many expressions of satisfaction hacl been received from the country' districts. .. ■■ , V •. ; . "A cricket match": will be played at Trafalgar" Park. . at 2 p.m ; to-morrow between team's from the Post and Telegraph Department' and the Banks. Tile following are the teams •: Post. ""and Telegraph.-^Jackson,- Hounsell, Maya, son, Harris, Ryan, ;Rudnian and Lamb. Banks.— Rowley, Morrison' Gilbert (2),. Wright, Topliss,\ Heffer, Allen, Burstall,- Williams and Bell.- .";.; ; One of the ' difficulties connected .with the. immigration movement- (says the "SydneyMoruing Herald") arises out-of the fapt that, though every eitdeaybur is- made to . eliminate the.-un-.-desirab.les these efforts are not always successful. The Premier hopes that arrangements may be made with the shipping companies whereby those who behave badly on the voyage out and show that the State would be better without. them, , may be returned to England. A water polo match will be played at the Marine Baths to-night at 6.15. The backs of the championship teani will play in the A team and the forwards "in.theß team. There will be no charge for admission to the baths, the public are invited to attend. 1 The {teams will be as follows : A Dickson Robertson, and Jones; B. Horton, Sniyth, : Batchelor, Robinson, Switzer , McDonald, Emerson. Emergencies, Floyd; Batchelor,, Scully. Referee, F/ Bethwaite. . ;. ' : .} l^(rhat,h.er' : cadets ' may ''.gain "'ah; early ■experience of deep sea navigation, the' ■Union- Company's" training ship Dart-* fofdis to load wheat at Melbourne for the .Cape. The Dartford's tripwas : : ' arranged for this purpose.: She 5 ; will be absent from the Dominion- for 5 about six months. - , .■■■ -~ '-\^ .'"'•■ ■\:\~- ..'..'• ,;. .' ■ ■ -- ■ "-•.'!• "- '; ■' . .^ <-'. -TVIr- Cunningham: Bridgeman, who; undertook the exploiting of Mr Alfred; •Hill's, opera "A Moorish Maid" , in; "London, has completed arrangement^ fpr.-tho production of the work at one^ of the West Ei:d theatres in Septeni^ ber next. Mescrs Ascherberry and So,i the well known niusic publishers, are. so \velt satisfied with tile merits and/: drawing capacity of the opera, that they have undertaken, in conjunction, with the. Ashton and Mitchell Libraries, to find . naif the required capital, j and the remainder, to £2000, is.- offered to the. public. Somewhat ;of a panic has been caua--ed>aniong fowl owners at -Kaiapbf by the -recent dfipVedatibns t 6f a wild dog; Ini.onSljcaEo thirty, two hens wereckiUed mi pn& "enclosure and seven".' or? eight ißlacesfha^e v.isitedv'' Ife is^need-' less to say that .the owner's of the dead birds are laying traps for the invader. H '?%h instance, of remarkable ity on the part; of one in a- humble ■ walk of life y#as mentioned by .the Rev ;E'. O. Blamires.at the /Dunedin 'Ceri^ tral Mission-in the course of; an appeal in support of a special collection •toTbe taken vp a for the benefit' of- the Children's Bread ."Fund. From an allbwanee'of '£3' per month :on which to live it- would generally be held gen-.givev-eyeii few. shillings in"the.cause -of charity, but; from this small dole- tha re'eipient (an bld'lady) had actually given a full third, or the sum of . £I.— VQtago Daily< Times.''